Weightlifting Study guide UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Strength - CORRECT ANSWER - - ability to exert force against resistance
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - - Force x speed, strength and speed, more work less time
= better performance, rate at which energy can be release
Lean body mass - CORRECT ANSWER - - all non-fat tissue: muscle tissue, nervous
tissue, connective tissue, bone, and fluids
Fat mass - CORRECT ANSWER - - fat that the body stores
Motor units - CORRECT ANSWER - - Single motor neuron and all muscle cells enervated
Ramp effect - CORRECT ANSWER - - the relationship between force production and the
% of muscle fibers recruited (more force requires more muscle fibers and larger motor units)
Sets - CORRECT ANSWER - - a group of consecutive repetitions
Reps - CORRECT ANSWER - - a movement pattern performed once
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - - larger muscle cell sizes
Hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - - increase number of muscle cells
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - - reduced muscle cell size
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Strength - CORRECT ANSWER - - ability to exert force against resistance
Power - CORRECT ANSWER - - Force x speed, strength and speed, more work less time
= better performance, rate at which energy can be release
Lean body mass - CORRECT ANSWER - - all non-fat tissue: muscle tissue, nervous
tissue, connective tissue, bone, and fluids
Fat mass - CORRECT ANSWER - - fat that the body stores
Motor units - CORRECT ANSWER - - Single motor neuron and all muscle cells enervated
Ramp effect - CORRECT ANSWER - - the relationship between force production and the
% of muscle fibers recruited (more force requires more muscle fibers and larger motor units)
Sets - CORRECT ANSWER - - a group of consecutive repetitions
Reps - CORRECT ANSWER - - a movement pattern performed once
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - - larger muscle cell sizes
Hyperplasia - CORRECT ANSWER - - increase number of muscle cells
Atrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - - reduced muscle cell size
